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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 277
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT. FELT SPASM WHILE DRYING HAIR. DX. MUSCLE SPASM NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| 21 Y.O. W FEMALE W/ELECTRIC SHOCK. PT WAS PULLING HER HAIR DRYER OUT OF THE OUTLET WHEN THE PLUG BROKE & IT SHOCKED PT @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 20 YO BF - FELT A 'CRICK' IN HER NECK AND STIFFNESS UPON TURNING HER HE AD DURING BLOW-DRYING HER HAIR- PAIN WITH MOTION- DX- MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PICKED UP A HOT HAIR DRYER AND BURNED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BROKE 1ST L FINGER NAIL WHILE TURNING ON A HAIRDRYER. FX OF FAKE NAIL $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PIECE OF HAIRDRYER FLEW IN EYE - CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CERV MUSCLE SPASM. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND INJURED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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